Exam 1: Understanding Ethics

Ethics for the greater good was originally proposed by the Scottish philosopher ______________________________.

The problem with utilitarianism is the focus on doing the most good for a select few,such as Adolf Hitler and the idea of launching a national genocide against Jews on the utilitarian grounds of restoring the Aryan race.

The third stage of Kohlberg's stages of ethical reasoning is law and order.

Ethical relativism is where the traditions of your society,your personal opinions,and the circumstances of the present moment define your ethical principles.

Kohlberg's framework offers us a clearer view into the process of ethical ______________.

Discuss ethical relativism.

Name and discuss the four categories of doing the right thing.

The first step in the three-step process for solving an ethical problem is to analyze the _________________.

Define ethical dilemma.Give an example of an ethical dilemma.Explain the process to resolve it.

There are clearly defined rules of right and wrong,and you should live your life in direct observance of those rules.

At the _______ stage,a person focuses on self-chosen ethical principles that are comprehensive and consistent.

__________________________ refers to a study of how people try to live their lives according to a standard of right" or "wrong" behavior.

An _________,such as happiness and health,is a good thing in itself and is pursued for its own sake.

12.Simple truth is one of the four basic categories of ethics and can be expressed simply as doing the right thing.

The theory of ______ places actions within a strictly moral context instead of basing actions on the needs of a particular situation.

According to the theory of ___________________________,the traditions of your society,your personal opinions,and the circumstances of the present moment define your ethical principles.

_______ looks at the information available to us in resolving an ethical dilemma,and draws conclusions based on that information in relation to our own ethical standards.

Due to aggressive competitors,Joe Smith feels pressured to lie to an important customer to keep the customer.He feels they will never discover the truth.Joe is facing an ethical ______.

Ethical dilemmas are the study of how ethical theories are put into practice.

Applied ethics is the study of how ethical theories are put into practice.